T81.49⚠ Requires 7th Character
Infection following a procedure, other surgical site
⚠ 7th Character Required
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81
This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to T81.49:
Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)
These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to T81.49 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), operative woundAbscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), postoperative (any site)Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), woundCellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative), drainage site (following operation)Complication (s) (from) (of), surgical procedure (on), wound infectionInfection, infected, infective (opportunistic), operation woundInfection, infected, infective (opportunistic), postoperative woundInfection, infected, infective (opportunistic), postoperative wound, surgical site, specified NECSepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism), localized - code to specific localized infection, in operation wound
Code Hierarchy
┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├T80-T88Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)├T81Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
└T81.49Infection following a procedure, other surgical site
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